B.V. Acharya is senior advocate at Karnataka High court. He is son of Ramachandra Acharya, a Shivalli Madhva Brahmin and native of Udupi district. He has been advocate general of Karnataka government several times.[1] He shot to prominence nationally in Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa,[2] where he pursued case as special public prosecutor and special counsel taking to its logical end in spite of hardship and threats.[3] He was selected as one among top ten lawyers of India by Bar council of India in 2017 A.D.[4]
References
- ↑ Advocate General for Karnataka. advgen.kar.nic.in.
- ↑ B.V. Acharya.
- ↑ BV Acharya: The man Jayalalithaa could not silence. The Asian Age(15 February 2017).
- ↑ Bengaluru: Udupi man Dr B V Acharya among top ten lawyers from country. www.daijiworld.com.